16 days ago
Cienciano del Cusco made a statement in the first leg of the 2026 Copa Sudamericana quarter-finals.
The imperial side made the most of the more than 3,300 meters of altitude at their home ground and defeated Montevideo City Torque, taking a valuable lead in the continental tie.
From the start of the match at the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega Stadium, the Peruvian side set a relentless pace to suffocate the Uruguayan team. With high pressing and constant ball movement, Cienciano turned its superiority into goals and controlled the key moments of the match.
With this favorable result at home, 'Papá' will travel to Montevideo with the comfort of holding the advantage on aggregate. The return leg will decide who advances to the semi-finals of the South American tournament.
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#cienciano #montevideo #made #match
The imperial side made the most of the more than 3,300 meters of altitude at their home ground and defeated Montevideo City Torque, taking a valuable lead in the continental tie.
From the start of the match at the Inca Garcilaso de la Vega Stadium, the Peruvian side set a relentless pace to suffocate the Uruguayan team. With high pressing and constant ball movement, Cienciano turned its superiority into goals and controlled the key moments of the match.
With this favorable result at home, 'Papá' will travel to Montevideo with the comfort of holding the advantage on aggregate. The return leg will decide who advances to the semi-finals of the South American tournament.
This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.
#cienciano #montevideo #made #match
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2 months ago
A game in Uruguay's second division led to a surreal situation this Saturday (8).
The match between Uruguay Montevideo and Paysandú featured a huge clearance that caused a traffic accident on the highway running alongside the stadium.
The ball cleared out of the field landed on the road, made one car brake, and the vehicle coming right behind crashed into its rear.
The scene at Parque ANCAP stadium in Montevideo was caught by the match broadcast itself and quickly spread on social media.
On the field, Uruguay Montevideo beat Paysandú 1-0. Off it, the losers were the drivers involved in the accident.
#montevideo #paysand
The match between Uruguay Montevideo and Paysandú featured a huge clearance that caused a traffic accident on the highway running alongside the stadium.
The ball cleared out of the field landed on the road, made one car brake, and the vehicle coming right behind crashed into its rear.
The scene at Parque ANCAP stadium in Montevideo was caught by the match broadcast itself and quickly spread on social media.
On the field, Uruguay Montevideo beat Paysandú 1-0. Off it, the losers were the drivers involved in the accident.
#montevideo #paysand
3 months ago
Paraguay earned their place on football's greatest stage by going back to their roots: defensive strength and collective intensity. For years the team tried to play a possession-based game without succeeding in either defence or attack. Then, in August 2024, Gustavo Alfaro arrived with a clear message from day one, what he called "Paraguayan DNA, intensity and clean sheets. That's what will take us to the World Cup". He was not wrong.
The Argentinian coach remained faithful to the 4-4-2 formation in almost every match, only switching to a back five in the high-altitude games against Ecuador and Bolivia. At the World Cup he seems most likely to favour that classic 4-4-2, with perhaps an occasional 4-2-3-1.
Since replacing Daniel Garnero – sacked after a dismal Copa América – Alfaro has transformed the team. From his very first match, away against Uruguay in Montevideo, Paraguay looked a different side. Subsequent home victories against Brazil and Argentina convinced even the biggest skeptics that the "new" Albirroja was real.
Away from home Paraguay have lost only once under Alfaro, against Brazil. They earned heroic draws in Bolivia, 4,100m above sea level, in Ecuador at 2,800m, and in the suffocating heat and humidity of Barranquilla against Colombia. Qualification was sealed with a tense 0-0 draw at home against Ecuador. The result triggered national euphoria. The celebrations were so intense the country's president, Santiago Peña, declared the following day a national holiday.
While Paraguay's greatest strength lies in their intensity and physicality, they can also produce good football, building smoothly from the back and relying on the game-changing talent of Julio Enciso.
The Argentinian coach remained faithful to the 4-4-2 formation in almost every match, only switching to a back five in the high-altitude games against Ecuador and Bolivia. At the World Cup he seems most likely to favour that classic 4-4-2, with perhaps an occasional 4-2-3-1.
Since replacing Daniel Garnero – sacked after a dismal Copa América – Alfaro has transformed the team. From his very first match, away against Uruguay in Montevideo, Paraguay looked a different side. Subsequent home victories against Brazil and Argentina convinced even the biggest skeptics that the "new" Albirroja was real.
Away from home Paraguay have lost only once under Alfaro, against Brazil. They earned heroic draws in Bolivia, 4,100m above sea level, in Ecuador at 2,800m, and in the suffocating heat and humidity of Barranquilla against Colombia. Qualification was sealed with a tense 0-0 draw at home against Ecuador. The result triggered national euphoria. The celebrations were so intense the country's president, Santiago Peña, declared the following day a national holiday.
While Paraguay's greatest strength lies in their intensity and physicality, they can also produce good football, building smoothly from the back and relying on the game-changing talent of Julio Enciso.
3 months ago
Uruguay's World Cup is over, with its players set to battle for overhead bin ****** e rather than an international soccer trophy.
The governing body of Uruguayan soccer, the AUF, has opted to cancel its charter flight set to take players from their base camp in Mexico back to Montevideo, according to reports in the El Pais newspaper and TV network Tenfield. The players will go back commercial, arriving on several different flights rather than as a squad.
Uruguay was expected to head into Friday, June 26's showdown with Spain already qualified for the next round but drew with both Saudi Arabia and Cape Verde, meaning a result was necessary in Guadalajara.
Spain opened the scoring on a goalkeeper error in the 42nd minute, and Uruguay was never able to find an answer, falling 1-0. That loss eliminated the South American country with a population of fewer than 3.5 million but a proud soccer tradition from the World Cup.
Uruguay manager Marcelo Bielsa was furious after the elimination, barking at the television broadcast to start his post-match interview.
The governing body of Uruguayan soccer, the AUF, has opted to cancel its charter flight set to take players from their base camp in Mexico back to Montevideo, according to reports in the El Pais newspaper and TV network Tenfield. The players will go back commercial, arriving on several different flights rather than as a squad.
Uruguay was expected to head into Friday, June 26's showdown with Spain already qualified for the next round but drew with both Saudi Arabia and Cape Verde, meaning a result was necessary in Guadalajara.
Spain opened the scoring on a goalkeeper error in the 42nd minute, and Uruguay was never able to find an answer, falling 1-0. That loss eliminated the South American country with a population of fewer than 3.5 million but a proud soccer tradition from the World Cup.
Uruguay manager Marcelo Bielsa was furious after the elimination, barking at the television broadcast to start his post-match interview.
4 months ago
ISTANBUL (AP) — Far from tango's birthplace in working-class districts and port areas of Buenos Aires and Montevideo in Argentina and Uruguay, dance enthusiasts in Istanbul have built a close-knit and passionate community.
Every night, they gather at milongas — sessions of Argentine ballroom dancing — on both sides of this vast city that bridges Europe and Asia, drawn together by music, movement and the embrace of tango.
Turkish locals, foreign residents, visiting international teachers and travelers keep the dance alive while a multitude of dance schools and studios foster a vibrant tango scene.
Once a beginner and now a tango teacher, Gonca Çetin describes the city's tango community as both diverse and welcoming.
“It’s possible for everyone to find a tango environment that suits them. There’s a constantly growing and developing community,” she says.
Every night, they gather at milongas — sessions of Argentine ballroom dancing — on both sides of this vast city that bridges Europe and Asia, drawn together by music, movement and the embrace of tango.
Turkish locals, foreign residents, visiting international teachers and travelers keep the dance alive while a multitude of dance schools and studios foster a vibrant tango scene.
Once a beginner and now a tango teacher, Gonca Çetin describes the city's tango community as both diverse and welcoming.
“It’s possible for everyone to find a tango environment that suits them. There’s a constantly growing and developing community,” she says.
